From: les@jmdl.com (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2000 #114 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: les@jmdl.com Errors-To: les@jmdl.com Precedence: bulk JMDL Digest Friday, February 25 2000 Volume 2000 : Number 114 The Official Joni Mitchell Homepage is maintained by Wally Breese at http://www.jonimitchell.com and contains the latest news, a detailed bio, original interviews and essays, lyrics, and much more. ------- The JMDL website can be found at http://www.jmdl.com and contains interviews, articles, the member gallery, archives, and much more. ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: NJC Best Grammy night ever [Linda Worster ] Re: Bob Jones(NJC) [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] NJC Best Grammy night ever 2.0 [Vince Lavieri ] Re: A Hypothetical Joni Question [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: NJC Best Grammy night ever [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: CBC Interview/Grammy Night ["Michael" ] RE: Thinking outside the NJC box. ["patrick leader" ] Ladysmith Black Mambazo NJC [Scott Price ] Re: Tape Trading (NJC) ["Alan Lorimer" ] NJC:The Piano [Chilihead2@aol.com] Lessons from Steely Dan web site, Vol 1 ["Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Re: NJC Best Grammy night ever At 09:48 PM 02/24/2000 -0500, Vince Lavieri wrote: > Paul Simon and (damn I forget the exact name) group >from South Africa, doing Diamonds on the Souls of their Shoes... that's Ladysmith Black Mambazo- what a great group! Linda ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 23:13:23 EST From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Bob Jones(NJC) In a message dated 2/24/00 4:34:53 PM US Central Standard Time, waytoblu@mindspring.com writes: << I used to hear all kinds of weird stories about Bob Jones...bible music piped into rooms, members of the opposite sex not allowed within a certain circumference of each other, etc...>> I'm sure most of those stories are true, Victor. I used to work with some temp labor that was Bob Jones students, and they would talk about how all love songs were satanic unless it was clearly established that the couple was married...I went once to a basketball game (they only play intramurals with each other, never other schools), and it was really creepy. No cheering, just polite applause when a team scored. Of course, the girls always have to wear shin-length skirts...most of the students are problem kids or REAL small town kids. <> You're correct, it's gone. Also famous for being the site of Lynyrd Skynrd's last show before their wreck. Bob NP: Steely Dan, "Through With Buzz" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 23:34:27 -0500 From: Vince Lavieri Subject: NJC Best Grammy night ever 2.0 Thanks to Marcel who reminded me of Ginko Biloba, and Linda for helping me out witht his group's name... I had the Ladysmith, I had the Black, but I had forgotten the second "M' in Mambazo, and I wasn't sure of the order... somewhere in a hotel room (on a failed date with the old former partner) I saw a marvelous docmentary about the making of Graceland, and the individual personalities and talents, as well as the collective abilities, of the Ladysmith Black Mambazo was so impressive! Never got the name of the documentary, just on something piped into this hotel. One reason I was embarrassed about forgetting their name was my affection for South African music. Once in college I arranged for the group Abadingi to preform, and they was dynamic in the extreme. When I went and got myself arrested protesting apartheid outside the Wash DC South African embassy back in 1985, that was when I first heard of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and thus I was so thnakful for Paul Simon bringing them to a wider audience, I think shortly after. I think I will listen to "(I ain't gonna play) Sun City" just for the memories right now... Linda Worster wrote: > At 09:48 PM 02/24/2000 -0500, Vince Lavieri wrote: > > Paul Simon and (damn I forget the exact name) group > >from South Africa, doing Diamonds on the Souls of their Shoes... > > that's Ladysmith Black Mambazo- > what a great group! > > Linda ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 23:26:15 EST From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: A Hypothetical Joni Question In a message dated 2/24/00 6:49:24 PM US Central Standard Time, zapuppy2@webtv.net writes: << My question is: Would she be embraced or would she shunned because she would cause too much of a distraction from what the JMDL means to you? >> Gee whiz, I would certainly hoped she'd be embraced her of all places! And it would certainly help us keep focus on the object of our afffection, wouldn't it? Of course I also feel that Joni would love to chime in with her opinions on some of the NJC. Which presents a problem...if JONI posts NJC, is it still NJC? :~) Too late for me to think about such weighty measures... Bob ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 23:30:27 EST From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: NJC Best Grammy night ever In a message dated 2/24/00 8:43:11 PM US Central Standard Time, revrvl@pathwaynet.com writes: << Paul Simon and (damn I forget the exact name) group from South Africa, doing Diamonds on the Souls of their Shoes... >> Ladysmith Black Mambazo, they're great. "Souls" of their shoes? Was that a Freudian slip, Vinnie? Bob ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 05:06:30 GMT From: "Michael" Subject: Re: CBC Interview/Grammy Night And no statue for Britney, no Cher, etc. >-jan > Ummm, major Cher fan in the room here. Cher's presence would have made the night for me. (Joni's would have rocked, too!) mjf ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 00:13:27 -0500 From: "patrick leader" Subject: RE: Thinking outside the NJC box. Lou wrote: > > >This is a test to gauge your mental flexibility and >creativity. In the 3 years since it was developed, it has been found >that few people could solve more than half in the first day. >Many reported getting answers long after the test had been set >aside, at unexpected moments when their minds were relaxed and some >reported solving it over a period of several days.. > >Scoring: 1-6 questions = average > 6-12 = somewhat intelligent > 12-18 = intelligent > 18+ = Genius! > > Example: 16 = O in a P > Answer: 16 ounces in a pound > i started on this at 11:43 pm and by midnight had solved 18. not because i'm a genius but because the description and range on the test are clearly fake. yet another internet hoax. still the puzzle is fun. i solved as quick as i could to prove a point but i still have 16 more to guess at. may be hitting lou up for answers. what will work? offer him ciggies? the patch? harp charts for the abba songbook? patrick jfp - me'shell - bitter ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 21:52:39 -0800 From: Scott Price Subject: Ladysmith Black Mambazo NJC At 10:52 PM 2/24/00 -0500, Linda Worster wrote: >At 09:48 PM 02/24/2000 -0500, Vince Lavieri wrote: >> Paul Simon and (damn I forget the exact name) group >>from South Africa, doing Diamonds on the Souls of their Shoes... > >that's Ladysmith Black Mambazo- >what a great group! Synchronicity strikes again! Earlier this evening I was listening to one of Linda Worster's albums, "Moment to Moment," on which Joseph Shabalala of "Ladysmith" co-wrote and sings a duet with Linda. A lovely song. A lovely album. Scott ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 16:48:40 +1100 From: "Alan Lorimer" Subject: Re: Tape Trading (NJC) Although Scott Price has already replied to this, I think that the important points to note are: * That tape trees exist because of the established trust which exists between members of the JMDL. Members are going out of their way to help out other members. Selling these CDs is an abuse of the trust and good nature of the members who supplied them. But more importantly * One of our members was abused privately by the person responsible. These are far more important issues than whether or not copyrights are being infringed. Alan Lorimer Hawley Beach Tasmania ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 01:32:18 EST From: Chilihead2@aol.com Subject: NJC:The Piano Hi, I know this is one wonderful eclectic group of very musical people so I will pose this question. Our piano is in a room which has great acoustics. The problem is it's also the room with a fireplace and a hot woodstove with a very fancy humidifier (i.e. a kettle filled with water :-) The humidity level is about 20% in the winter instead of the optimum 40-60%. Our piano tuner is a blind man (just like straight out of the movie "The Piano") with an incredible ear but even he suggests moving the piano or getting an electric. Out of the question at this point. Any suggestions on how to specifically do this? What types of humidifiers? It's not a fancy piano, just a workhorse upright but still sweet as sugar. The room itself is a strange shape- low ceilinged and long about 30'x15'. Thanks much! - -The Chilis :-) :-) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 02:26:48 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Lessons from Steely Dan web site, Vol 1 I had a great time digesting the Steely Dan website. They have RealAudio version of their 5 minute interview on NPR. Does anyone know how to add sound to a website? I'd like to volunteer some web space (if it doesn't exceed the space that my Internet Service Provider (ISP) allows me. Let's see about adding some of Joni's sharply drawn observations of life, eh? All the best, Jim L'Hommedieu near Cincinnati ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2000 #114 ***************************** Don't forget about these ongoing projects: Glossary project: Send a blank message to for all the details. FAQ Project: Help compile the JMDL FAQ. 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